Sign of the Cross - Hail Mary
Petition Prayer
Hail, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, my Mother Mary, hail! At thy feet, I humbly kneel to offer thee a Crown of Roses, blood-red roses to remind thee of the passion of thy divine Son, with Whom thou didst so fully partake of its bitterness. Each rose recalling to thee a holy mystery. Each ten bound together with my petition for a particular grace.
O Holy Queen, dispenser of God's graces, and Mother of all who invoke thee! Thou canst not look upon my gift and fail to see its binding. As thou receivest my gift, so wilt thou receive my petition. From thy bounty thou wilt give me the favor I so earnestly and trustingly seek. I despair of nothing that I ask of thee. Show thyself my Mother!
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Our Father
3 Hail Marys
Glory Be
The First Sorrowful Mystery - The Agony in the Garden
Fruit of the mystery - Resignation to the Will of God
Our Father - 10 Hail Marys - Glory Be
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of resignation to the will of God and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Second Sorrowful Mystery - The Scourging at the Pillar
Fruit of the mystery - Mortification
Our Father - 10 Hail Marys - Glory Be
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of mortification and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Third Sorrowful Mystery - The Crowning with Thorns
Fruit of the mystery - Courage
Our Father - 10 Hail Marys - Glory Be
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of humility and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery – Jesus Carries His Cross
Fruit of the mystery - Patience in Adversity
Our Father - 10 Hail Marys - Glory Be
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of patience in adversity and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion
Fruit of the mystery - Love of Our Enemies
Our Father - 10 Hail Marys - Glory Be
I bind these blood red roses with a petition for the virtue of love of our enemies and humbly lay this bouquet at thy feet.
Concluding Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears! Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us Pray.
O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal salvation, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
